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JOURNAL

JD?fo gopfe Clntomologiral Horirtg.

Vol. VII. DECEMBER, 1899. No. 4.

NEW NOCTUIDS AND NOTES.

By John B. Smith, Sc.D.
Cobalos, gen. nov.

Eyes naked, without lashes or lateral fringes, hemispherical. Head of good
size, but retracted ; front flat, broad, palpi short, not exceeding middle of front, termi-
nal joint small, a little oblique. Tongue strong. Antennas in the $ lengthily bi-
pectinated, in the O simple. Thorax sub-quadrate, rather short, collar and patagise
defined, vestiture somewhat loose, divergent, composed of scaly hair, forming no ob-
vious anterior tuftings and but a loose though well-marked basal tuft. Abdomen ex-
ceeding the anal angle in both sexes, conic in the 9? > a small dorsal tuft on the basal
segment, else untufted. Legs well developed, tibia without claws or spines, spurs of
middle and posterior pair moderate in length, vestiture of under side fine woolly.
Wings moderate ; primaries abruptly widened on inner margin. Costa and outer
margin oblique, the former a little depressed at middle, apex acute.

The genus is Hadeniform, allied to Hyppa and Valeria; with
loose, more hairy vestiture and slighter build than either, the wing-
form, retracted broad head and very lengthily pectinated antennae
being further characteristic. The insect has more the appearance of
Eucoptocnemis than anything else, but the tibiae are not spinose.

Cobalos angelicus, sp. nov.

Ground color light fawn brown with gray or white shadings or powderings.
Head and thorax without definite maculation. Primaries with the median space
somewhat more even, deeper brown than the rest of the wing, s. t. space and apex
bluish white. Basal line marked on the costa only. T. a. line geminate, narrow,
brown, the inner line vague, included space more or less white filled, not well marked,
more or less broken, widely outcurved, inwardly dentate on the veins. T. p. line
geminate, narrow, brown, the outer portion less obvious, only a little irregular, not
much curved over cell and very decidedly incurved in the sub-median interspace, in-
cluded space white. S. t. line irregular, yellowish, defined by the brown terminal
space except at apex, and partly by a brown s. t. shade which fills the s. t. space on
costa, then breaks and starts again, broadening gradually to the hind margin where it
is almost half the space. On veins 3 and 4 white rays accompany an indentation of

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the s. t. line almost to the outer margin. A series of blackish terminal lunules at the
base of the broad fringes. Claviform outlined in brown, concolorous, moderate in
size, a somewhat darker shading extending across the median space at this point.
Orbicular oblong, oblique, somewhat irregular, hardly defined, more or less powdered
with bluish white. Reniform moderate or rather .small, narrowly kidney-shaped,
very narrowly and incompletely ringed with brown, annulate with bluish white, more
or less whitish powdered superiorly and a little dark shaded inferiorly, neither of the
spots at all prominent. Secondaries in the male whitish with an indefinite smoky
outer margin, in the 9 darker throughout, and with a yellowish tinge. Beneath
whitish, powdery, 9 darker, more smoky, primaries more powdered than secondaries,
both wings with a vague discal spot. Expanse, 32-35 mm. = 1. 28-1. 40 inches.

Habitat : Los Angeles, California.

Three examples, 1 $ , 2 9 ? > the $ from Mr. Coquillett (Coll.
U. S. N. M. ), the others of uncertain source. The species is quite dis-
tinctive in appearance, the pale s. t. space, with its distinct W mark
somewhat recalling Mamestra liquida. But the naked eyes and
lengthily pectinated S antenna? dispel the illusion at once.
Cobalos franciscanus, sp. nov.

Ground color rich fawn brown without contrasts except in the s. t. space of
primaries. Head and thorax concolorous. Primaries with the median space some-
what deeper in tint, the t. p. line prominently white-shaded below vein 3. Basal
line not obvious. T\ a. line vague, brown, apparently simple, as a whole upright or
a little outcurved, a small outward angle in the sub-median interspace. T. p. line
brown, geminate on costa, else single, crenulate and outcurved over the cell, then
even, with a regular incurve to vein I, where it has a little outward tooth. S. t. space
in costal region of ground color, below that paler along the t. p. line until, below vein
4, the latter is white shaded, the shade broadest in the sub-median interspace and
forming the most prominent ornamental feature. Outwardly the space shades into a
reddish brown border to the s. t. line which is narrow, pale, irregular and very poorly
defined. On vein 3 a pale ray extends almost to the outer margin cutting through and
not indenting the s. t. line. There is a series of brown terminal lunules, and the
fringes have a pale line at base. None of the usual spots are defined. Claviform
and orbicular are scarcely even indicated, reniform traceable in narrow, incomplete
outline and by a dusky filling. Secondaries uniform smoky brown, a darker ter-
minal line at the base of the paler fringes. Beneath very pale reddish gray powdery,
primaries with a discal spot and a feeble reproduction of the t. p. line of upper side,
secondaries with a dusky discal spot and no outer line. Expanse, 28 mm. = 1.12
inches.

Habitat : San Francisco County, California, a single $ specimen
only, with the vestiture a little marred in spreading. This is a smaller
species than angelicus with proportionately shorter, broader wings,
more robust thorax, shorter antennae, tho equally pectinated and de-
cidedly darker colors. The maculation is practically all lost except
for the pale shading in the s. t. space and the prominent white margin

Dec. 1899.] Smith : New Noctuids and Notes. 225

to the t. p. line. The single pale ray on vein 3 gives the species a
unique character that should make its recognition easy.

Stretchia fly. Edw.

S. pulchella Harv. — The male of this species was unknown to me
in 1889 and it was not until recently that I identified two male speci-
mens taken by Mr. Bruce in Colorado as belonging here. They are
decidedly unlike the type, which I compared in the Edwards collec-
tion in that they lack that sharp contrast in color which justified the
name pulchella, but in essential details of maculation they are alike.
A characteristic feature is the almost quadrate orbicular which is
slightly oblique, and another the peg like projections from the t. p.
line on the veins.

In male characters the species resembles erythrolita, as it does in-
deed in other features, but there is considerable difference in detail.

S. addenda Smith. — This species, described by me as a Tanio-
campa proves more satisfactorily referred to Stretchia, not only by
wing form but in the structure of the male genitalia. These are sim-
ilar to those of pulchella but much heavier and more compact, as a
comparison of figures will show. It is probable that addenda and
pulchella can be confused, though the former has no contrasts of any
kind on any specimen seen by me. It seems likely however that the
latter may vary in the direction of uniformity and in such cases there
may be a close resemblance to addenda. More material of both forms
is needed to clear the situation satisfactorily.

Tamiocampa flaviannula, sp. nov.

Ground color a rather light fawn brown, more or less powdered with blackish
scales. The vestiture of the head and thorax is fine loose and a little divergent, a
trifle darker and more grayish than the primaries. The palpi are very short, black at
the sides and scarcely reach the front. Primaries with all the markings obscured ; but
in most specimens fairly traceable. ' The most prominent feature being the unusually
large, broadly oval reniform which is ringed with yellow, the spot itself being some-
times a little darker than the rest of the wing. In some specimens the basal line is
indicated by black dots and in one example it is geminate. It may, however, be
entirely wanting. The t. a. line is generally represented by a series of black dots on
the veins ; but these may be entirely wanting, and on the other hand the line may
become complete and even geminate. In the latter instance the line is seen to be a
little irregular between the veins ; but as a whole it is upright or only a little out-
curved. There is a median shade line from near the middle of the costa, outwardly
bent so as to cross the lower part of the reniform, then forming almost a right angle
and a little oblique inwardly to the inner margin. This shade also may be entirely

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absent. The t. p. line in all my specimens is a series of black dots on the veins. It
originates over the reniform, is strongly bent outwardly over it and then runs very
evenly oblique and inward to the hinder margin, which it reaches very close to the
median shade. The s. t. line is marked by a powdery preceding shade and when
most obvious shows a fairly well marked " w," a little below the middle of its course ;
but this line also may be entirely absent. There is a series of dots between the veins
a little within the outer margin. Fringes are concolorous and with only a bare trace
of a paler line at the base. The orbicular is moderate in size, a little elongate, ringed
with yellowish ; but this also may be entire'y absent. The reniform has been already
described, and this is present in all the specimens that I have seen. The secondaries
are smoky and powdery, with a distinct discal lunule and a blackish terminal line.
Beneath, both wings are reddish gray, powdered with a black discal spot and a more
or less complete extra median line. Expanse, 1.50 to 1.75 inches = 37 to 44 mm.

Habitat : Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in March and April.

I have four males and one female under examination. All the
males are from Dr. Wm. Barnes, one of them labelled April 20th.
The only female was received from Mr. David Bruce and bears his
number, 438. The antenna? in the male are lengthily pectinated, and
the insect belongs in appearance and wing form with alia. None of
the specimens have all the markings present and one specimen has
practically no markings except the somewhat indistinct reniform and
vaguely shaded s. t. line. The single female has the primaries ap-
parently a little broader and the s. t. line at the base marked ; but
this may be an individual character and not so in that sex generally.
This most obvious character is the shape of the reniform.

Taeniocampa reliqua, sp. no v.

Ground color a deep, somewhat rusty red brown. The scales of the front are
tipped with gray, as are also those forming the indefinite tuft on the posterior part of
the thorax. Basal line marked by a few black scales, arid there are also a few black
scales in the basal space below the median vein. T. a. line fairly distinct, obsoletely
geminate. The outer portion of the line formed of black scales which are preceded
and emphasized by a few white scales. The inner line is marked on the costa only
and is rather a discal shading than a line. As a whole, the line is upright ; but is
outwardly bent in the interspaces. T. p. line very dark brown, deepened by a few
black scales, as a whole evenly bisinuate and nearly upright, followed by white scales
which make this feature the most prominent part of the wing. The s. t. line is
yellowish, narrow, even, continuous, followed by a series of brown points in a some-
what gray-powdered terminal space. The fringes are long, a little paler than the
ground color ; but broadly cut by the darkest wing color on the veins. The ordinary
spots are vague and are present rather as paler, indefined blotches. The orbicular
large and elongate. The reniform somewhat lunate. There is an undefined deeper
brown median shade. Secondaries reddish gray, the fringes a little more pinkish.
The veins are dusky marked and there is a feeble dusky lunule. Beneath, the wings

Dec. i8 99 .] Smith : New Noctuids and Notss. 227

are reddish powdery, with the disc a little smoky. The secondaries have an outer
blackish line and a fairly distinct discal spot. Expanse, I inch=25 mm.

Habitat: Park County, Colorado; 10,000 feet. Bruce.

The type is a unique female from the collection of the U. S. Nat-
ional Museum, and it is therefore impossible to say to which section
the insect belongs. It has, however, the appearance and some of the
characters of trifascia, and may be associated with that species for the
present. It is a small species with stumpy wings and the mottlings of
red brown with the white scales on the median lines give it rather a
distinctive appearance.
Xylomiges pallidior, sp. nov.

Ground color white, flecked with black and smoky scales ; lines and dots black,
shading smoky. Head with a black frontal line. Collar with a broad black central
line. Thorax with a few patagial scales black tipped and a black margin at the base
of primaries. Abdomen cream yellow. Primaries with a black basal streak, reach-
ing to the t. a. line. Basal line indicated by a white break in the smoky shading of
the costa. T. a. line fragmentary and marked chiefly by the endings of the maculation
that usually starts or terminates there, on the costa and internal margin by a smoky
shade. T. p. line marked by the geminate spots on the costa, is then single, smoky
OM^s-jthe cell, black, linear and denticulate on veins 2, 3, 4, smoky, broken and
linear to the hind margin. S. t. line consists of a series of iriterspacial, somewhat
elongate black spots, the third from the angle a little out of line and nearer the mar-
gin, dividing the series into two groups. Median shade prominent, from costa outwardly
oblique along the upper margin of the orbicular, forming an acute angle on the me-
dian vein, smoky to the end of the claviform and filling the space below vein I to the
t. a. line. Claviform concolorous, very large and broad, extending almost across the
median space, the outline black. Orbicular white, incompletely black bordered, ir-
regular, elongate, oblique, very large, extending to the end of the cell in the form of
a loop along the median vein. Reniform indicated by an obscure smoky lunule, but
not at all outlined. There is a series of black terminal dots, beyond which is a
smoke line through the fringe. Vague smoky shadings are along the costa and inter-
nal margins and slight darkenings in the s. t. and terminal spaces. Secondaries
white, with a large, half round discal spot a venular median line and a narrow termi-
nal line, black. Beneath white, primaries powdery along the costa : a common ven-
ular extra-median line and a discal spot, small on primaries, large on secondaries,
black. Expanse, 28 mm. =1.52 inches.

Habitat : New Westminister, British Columbia (Fletcher).

One female only, in fine condition. The insect is, in markings,
an exaggerated simplex with white instead of gray ground color and
without the shadings of the older species. This white color on which
the huge claviform and orbicular spots are outlined in black will serve
to identify the species ; the other prominent character being the
broad oblique costal portion of the median shade.

228 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Vol. vii.

Xylina Ochs.

The following descriptions in this genus are presented in advance
of a systematic treatment of the genus at large and to permit the dis-
tribution of material before the publication of the revision, which
may be somewhat delayed.

Xylina torrida, sp. nov.

Ground color bluish gray. Antennae white basally, else brown. Head with a
black line across the middle of the front, the vertex usually a little smoky. Collar,
as a rule, paler than ground color, sometimes whitish, usually with a reddish flush to-
ward a sub-apical black line, which in some examples is almost obsolete. Thorax
more or less white powdered, not definitely marked, patagise black edged at the base
of the wings. Abdomen with a reddish flush in well preserved specimens. Pri-
maries more or less powdered with smoky or blackish scales, varying the tint and
often clouding the median space. Basal line geminate, blackish, marked through the
costal cell only. A black longitudinal line extends from the base through the s. m.
interspace half way to the t. a. line and is then obliquely extended by a black or
blackish shade to the costa within the origin of the t. a. line. The space included
in this boundary at the base of the wing is whitish or much paler than the rest of the
wing, further emphasized by a rusty shading just above the black streak. T. a. line
geminate, black, the outer portion most sharply defined, outcurved in the interspaces
and quite sharply toothed inwardly on the veins, as a whole a little outwardly oblique.
T. p. line lunulate, geminate, outer line smoky, indefinite and quite even, lines black,
often disconnected and tending to obsolescence : as a whole the line is outwardly ex-
serted over the reniform and almost upright below that point. S. t. line marked by a
series of triangular black, preceding spots, except at the costa where a smoky shade
precedes it. This series of spots is in a way the most prominent and' certainly ihe
most constant feature of the wing. A series of terminal spots which are not at the
extreme edge of the wing and which are elongate though not connected into a line.
A more or less diffuse median shade, almost or quite filling the space between the or-
dinary spots, parallel with and close to t. p. line below the reniform. Claviform black
ringed and sometimes almost black filled, small, pointed, not reaching the middle of
the median space. Orbicular upright, oval, of good size, as pale as any other part of
the wing, black ringed except superiorly ; below the median vein there is attached to
it a smaller, less prominent, sub-orbicular, which is usually smoky centered and may
become entirely obscured. Reniform large, upright, oval, only a little kidney-shaped,
black ringed, centered with smoky in which is a reddish shading. The veins are
more or less smoky. Secondaries smoky with a reddish tinge, sometimes quite pale.
Beneath with a reddish flush, powdery, both wings with an outer smoky line and
round discal spot. Expanse, 40-46 mm. = 1. 60-1. 80 inches.

Habitat : Pullman, Washington, October, March and April (C.
V. Piper) ; Garfield Co., Colorado, 4000 feet (Bruce); N. W.
British Columbia (Ottolengui); Soda Springs, California, October
1 6th (Hy Edwards).

Dec. 1899] Smith : New Noctuids and Notes. 229

In all ten specimens are before me, varying only in the relative dis-
tinctness of the maculation. In one example everything is clear cut
and every line and shade recognizable at a glance ; in another all save
the s. t. line and the ordinary spots is obscured, and between these
extremes the others range.

The species resembles tepida most nearly in type of maculation ;
but it is much larger and the more obscure examples remind one of
the antennata type. The male characters are distinctive and confirm
the superficial points of distinctness from other species.
Xylina dentilinea sp. nov.

Ground color a dirty ashen gray with an admixture of smoky shadings. Head
brownish in front, a black line rising on each side at the base of the antennae and ex-
tending obliquely to the middle of the collar on each side. This line is margined in-
feriorly by a reddish shading and superiorly by whitish scales. The thoracic crest
is a little smoky and is not well marked, the tuft being loose and diffuse. Primaries
with the markings fairly evident. The basal line is marked by a blackish lunule
across the costal space. The t. a. line is geminate, black, the inner line more
brownish and hardly visible. The intervening space lighter gray. In course the line
forms one large outward tooth in the middle of the submedian interspace. On the
internal vein it forms an angle from which the line extends outward to the middle of
the internal margin. The t. p. line is broken, not complete in any specimen before
me, black followed by a whitish or gray shading which is lost opposite the cell. As
a whole the line seems to be rather abruptly bent over the cell,. it becomes more dis-
tinct below that point and is rather strongly incurved in the submedian interspace
where it is usually connected with the outward tooth from the t. a. line. The s. t.
line is irregular, broken, indicated principally by shades and dashes and character-
istically marked by a roundish spot in the submedian interspace, which pre-
cedes it and beyond which an oblique dash crosses vein two to the upper margin.
This mark is present in all the specimens and if the wings be turned so that the apex
is upward the mark has the appearance of an exclamation point, the dot being
separated from the stem by the s. t. line. There is a series of small black terminal
lunules, which may become united into a terminal line. The fringes are pale with
darker interlines. The ordinary spots are not well defined in any specimen and their
shape can hardly be described. Both the orbicular and reniform are marked by
blackish dots. In some specimens there is a fairly obvious median shade which is
best marked on the costa and internal margin. Secondaries whitish at base, becoming
blackish towards the apex. The veins are strongly dark lined. Beneath the
primaries smoky, the secondaries smoky along the costal margin, the apex and part
of the outer margin. Expanse, 1.30 to 1.52 inches = 32 to 38 mm.

Habitat : Senator, Arizona, Dr. Kunze. Denver, Colo., at light,
Mr. Bruce. Garfield Co., Colo., Mr. Bruce. Fort Collins, Professor
Gillette.

Six specimens representing both sexes are before me. The refer-

230 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Vol. vii.

ence of this species to Xylina is not quite satisfactory : the wings are
more pointed, more triangular and with a more even outer margin
than in the normal form. The character of the secondaries also is a
little denned, the wings being proportionately smaller and more tri-
angular than in the typical forms. The thoracic crest is very imper-
fectly marked and the abdomen is longer and more cylindrical in
both sexes.
Xylina pomona, sp. nov.

Ground color a dirty bluish gray with a slight admixture of red. Head a little
darkest between the antennae ; collar inferiorly with a reddish tinge, a black line just
above the center emphasized by a surmounting series of whitish scales. The thoracic
crest is not prominent ; but both of my specimens are a trifle imperfect in the thoracic
vestiture. The primaries are irregularly mottled with smoky brown and none of the
markings are distinct The t. a. line is geminate, the defining lines black, the very
narrow included space a little paler gray. It is very strongly zigzaged, forming long
teeth in the interspaces. The t. p. line is not sufficiently evident to be described in
either of the specimens before me. The s. t. line is broken and consists of a series
of sagittate black spots which are outwardly marked by reddish or whitish scales.
Just below the apex is a dusky terminal shade*tbat emphasizes the line at that point.
There is a series of blackish terminal marks on the veins and an appearance of pale
terminal lunules. The ordinary spots are vaguely traceable. The orbicular is a little
paler than the ground color, without defining line ; but with four black dots arranged
almost in a square. The reniform is large, a little dilated inferiorly, yellowish brown
centered and the lower margin marked with blackish scales. Secondaries silky, red-
dish gray with a discal lunule. Beneath with reddish tinge, powdery, somewhat
smoky gray, both wings with an outer line and a discal spot. Expanse, 1.35 to
I.55 inches=34 to 39 mm.

Habitat : Alameda County, California, in July, larva on apple,
Koebele. Olympia, Washington.

I have a male and female, the former from Washington, the latter
belonging to the National Museum, from California. The species is
somewhat obscure and a little off type for the genus. The prima-
ries are a trifle more pointed and less parallel than is usual, while the
thoracic crest is less marked. Yet this appearance may be in part
due to the fact that neither of the specimens is in very good condi-
tion.
Xylina longior, sp. nov.

Ground color a bright bluish ash gray with a more or less obvious admixture of
reddish. Head with black scales between the antennae and the front also blackish or
smoky. Collar with a distinct reddish shade crowned by a short blackish line, above
which the scales are white-tipped at the base of the prominent crest. The thorax
has some reddish scales intermingled, aad there is a distinct black line at the sides of

Dec. 1899.] Smith: New Noctuids and Notes. 231

the patagiae covering the base of the wings. The primaries are in most cases quite
distinctly marked. There is a blackish basal streak which extends below the median
vein and reaches a little beyond the inner fourth of the wing. The tendency of this
streak is to become lost. The t. a. line when present is very narrow, black, but
shaded with smoky and emphasized by a few preceding white scales. It is strongly
bent outwardly, irregular in the interspaces and forms an acute tooth at the middle of
the submedian interspace, where it touches a short and prominent black dash. It is
then bent inward, so that it reaches the internal vein just about as far from the base
as is the inception of the line on the costa. The tendency of this line is also to dis-
appear and to leave only a black streak extending from the internal vein about one-
fourth from base to the middle of the submedian interspace. This portion of the line
is distinctly present in all the specimens seen by me. The t. p. line is not complete
in any specimen. It is traceable in one example as a lighter shading through the
darker powderings in the costal region. It is marked by black points below the cell
and by blackish scales which connect it with the short black dash already described
as attached to the tooth of the t. a. line. Below that point it is not traceable in any
specimen. The s. t. line is indicated only by two oblique triangular blackish or
brown shades. The first of these starts from a blackish point between veins 4 and 5
and reaches the external margin just below the apex. The second of these shades is
more brownish and starts from a point below vein 2, reaching the external margin
just below vein 4. The ordinary spots, at least the reniform, are traceable in most
cases. The orbicular is large, oval, oblique and is outlined by a few paler scales.
The reniform is large, broad, a little- constricted in the center, extending inward in-
feriorly, so that it touches and may become connected below to the orbicular. It is
marked inferiorly by a reddish shading and is outlined by whitish scales, which at the
latter margin are preceded and followed by a black shade that makes this part of the
wing characteristic. All the veins are somewhat marked by black scales. The sec-
ondaries are smoky brown, the fringes a little paler and with a pinkish tinge. Be-
neath smoky gray, powdery, the disc a little darker, both wings with discal spots.
Expanse, 1. 56 to 1.80 inches=39 to 45 mm.

Habitat : Glenwood Springs, Colo., March 10th, 27th, April 10th,
October. Dr. Barnes.

There are five .specimens under examination, both sexes being
represented. No two specimens are quite alike, yet that, they belong
together is easily seen. In the best marked examples the characteristic
appearance is given by the blackish basal dash, by the very prominent
oblique portion of the t. a. line, by the blackish inferior margin of
the reniform surmounted by a brownish red shade and by the upper
of the two triangular shades marking the s. t. line. As to size, the
largest specimen happens to be a male.
Xylina itata, sp. nov.

Ground color a dull ashen gray with very fine blackish powderings. All the
markings obscured. Head and thorax without ornamentation. The thoracic crest
prominent. Primaries with the markings extremely vague, in one specimen showing

232 Journal New York Entomological Society. iv«. vii.

only a smoky median shade, which is brightest on the costa, is bent at the end of the
cell and is a little emphasized by a short blackish dash in the submedian interspace.
In the best marked specimen the ground color is a little brighter. T. a. line is
traceable, very narrow, black, irregular, strongly bent outward, so that at the sub-
median interspace it forms a sharp tooth whose apex is about at the middle of the
wing. Above that point it is outcurved between the veins ; below that point it makes
a long inward angulation and is hardly traceable below the internal vein : a few
whitish scales may emphasize this blackish line. The t. p. line is brownish, very
slender, barely traceable over the cell where it is crenulate, a little better marked
below that point, becoming black in the submedian interspace where a short black
dash connects it with the t. a. line. The median shade is broad on the costa filling
the outer part of the median space, narrowing toward the middle of the wing and less
evident toward the inner margin. The s. t. line is marked by two triangular dusky
shades, the first of which leaves the apex clear, and has its point at a black spot
which almost touches the t. p. line between veins 4 and 5. The second of these
comes to a point at a blackish spot which is just below vein 2. The ordinary spots
are just traceable, the orbicular is elongate, oval, of the gray ground color, vaguely
outlined in brown. The reniform is upright, rather narrow, with a blackish point
inferiorly, the outline a trifle paler than the surrounding tint. The fringes have a
pale interline. Secondaries a somewhat silky brownish gray, the veins a trifle more
dusky and a vaguely marked discal spot. There is a smoky terminal line at the base
of the whitish fringes. Beneath, smoky gray, powdery, the secondaries with a small
discal spot. Expanse, 1.40 to 1.50 inches = 35 to 37 mm.

Habitat: Colorado, Bruce. Glenwood Springs, Col., April
30th. Dr. Barnes.

There are two female specimens before meat this time; but I
have seen others that are like them. The specimen from Mr. Bruce
has the markings indicated just sufficiently to enable them to be de-
scribed. The specimen from Dr. Barnes, though good, is a little
flown and only the dusky median shade seems apparent. The sec-
ondaries have a distinct excavation on the outer margin below the apex.

Eucalyptera pectinicornis, sp. nov.

Ground color a dirty clay yellow, more or less powdered with black. Head and
thorax without markings, the sides of the palpi more brownish. Primaries with the
median space a little more heavily powdered than the rest of the wing, giving it a
darker shade. No trace of a basal line is observed in the specimens before me. T.
a. line single, blackish, rather close to the base, a little irregular ; but as a whole
with an even outcurve. It is rather well defined inwardly ; but tends to become dif-
fuse outwardly. T. p. line single, blackish, tolerably well defined outwardly, a little
diffuse inwardly. It is oblique to the subcostal, then bends rather abruptly outward
over the cell and is afterward a little incurved ; but as a whole nearly oblique to the
inner margin. It is followed by a series of lunules of the ground color which are
almost indistinguishable, except for the fact that their points indent the t. p. line, the
lunules being outcurved. From this point the s. t. space becomes black powdered to

Dec. 1899.] Smith : New Noctuids and Notes. 233

the s. t. line, which is rather even, broken and marked only by the black shading
which terminates at this point. In some cases it is scarcely marked at all, in others
fairly defined, always best in the costal region. There is a series of small black ter-
minal lunules in the interspaces. The orbicular is reduced to a black point which is
visible in all the specimens. The reniform is marked by a few black scales, followed
by fewer pale scales, altogether indefinite. Secondaries uniform, smoky clay yellow,
with a darker scalloped line at the base of the fringes. Beneath almost uniformly
clay yellow, in some specimens with a trace of an outer line and a discal lunule.
Expanse, 1.10-1.50 inches = 27-37 mm.

Habitat: Phoenix, Arizona.

I have five specimens, two males and three females, from Dr.
Barnes ; all more or less dilapidated, but sufficiently good to make
the species easily recognizable. One specimen indicates that the
female may in good examples have a dense tuft of scales at the tip
of the abdomen. The antennae of the male are quite lengthily pec-
tinated ; the branches very slender, tipped by an unusually long
bristle and lengthily ciliated at the sides. In wing form the pri-
maries resemble bipunctata, except that the apex is distinctly better
marked, a little acute, while there is a slight cutting below the apex,
so that the latter seems a little pointed. The middle of the outer
margin is correspondingly a little produced. In the structure of the
palpi the insect agrees with Scolecocampa and Eucalyptera. This is
the first species belonging to this genus from the Southwest, and thus
far we have no indications as to its habits.
Epizeuxis suffusalis, sp. now

Ground color a dull brownish yellow, overlaid by sooty brown scales which allow
the paler ground to become visible only on the lines in the ordinary spots or where the
covering scales are defective. Head and thorax without obvious markings. Abdo-
men more gray, a little powdery. Primaries with all the markings obscure. T. a.
line diffuse, of the ground color, more or less obliterated by the overlaying scales,
outwardly bent on the subcostal and below the median vein, as a whole almost up-
right. T. p. line equally obscure, very irregular, best marked on the costa, only a
little outcurved. In the male the s. t. line is marked by the yellowish ground, and a
somewhat darker preceding shade ; in the female a few pale scales indicate the line.
A series of connected black terminal lunules followed by a narrow pale line at the base
of the fringes, which are interlined with [pale near the tip. Orbicular small, round,
obscurely yellow, not defined. Reniform moderate in size, kidney-shaped, not well
defined, ocherous, with a few central brown scales. Secondaries paler, smoky, whit-
ish toward the costal margin, crossed by three wavy brown lines, each of which is
followed by a paler shade. A black, followed by a narrow pale terminal line. Be-
neath powdery, smoky, primaries with the reniform and orbicular marked with black
dots, an extra-median bisinuate dusky line, a vague pale s. t. line and a series of
black, connected terminal marks. Secondaries with a blackish discal spot and the
lines of the upper side feebly reproduced. Expanse, .96-1.04 inches = 24-26 mm.

234 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi.vii.

Habitat : Santa Rita Mts., Ariz., June 16, 19, E. A. Schwarz.

One male and one female only, the latter the larger and much the
more obscure. While we have here a representation of all the mark-
ings found in the common eastern forms, all are very much obscured
and the s. t. line is hardly defined at all. The femoral structure of
the male is as in the other species ; the antennae are furnished with
tufts of long hair and are apparently without the longer single bristles
found in the other species. In the female the usual single bristles are
obvious.

THE LIFE-HISTORIES OF THE NEW YORK
SLUG CATERPILLARS.— ( Conclusion. )

PLATES VI— VIII.

By Harrison G. Dyar, A.M., Ph.D.

The life-histories of all the Eucleids* of New York listed by me
(Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc, III, 145, 146) have now been made known
with the exception of the little larva recorded as T. testacea. I have
never seen this larva myself, and included it on Miss Morton's author-
ity. It is, however, not T. testacea as Miss Morton thought, for I
have raised that moth freely from other larvae (Jour. N. Y. Ent.
Soc, VI, 151). From what Miss Morton tells me, I think that she
had before her the larva of Reakirt's Kroniza minuta. This is the
only record of this species that I know of since Reakirt's time (1864);
but this would seem to prove it a true inhabitant of New York. It is
so rare that I doubt whether I shall find it in sufficient numbers to ob-
tain the life history, and therefore I close this series, for the present,
without it, assuming it to belong to ' ' type 7 " of the revised table
given below.

* I find it necessary to revert to the old name Cochlidiidse for this family. The
consensus of opinion among lepidopterists is averse to Kirby's date of 1 810? tor
Hiibner's Tentamen, preferring 1806, and I have concluded to accept this correction.
This has the effect of changing the genus Apoda Haw. to Cochlidion Hubn. The
family name founded on this genus is, therefore, again valid and antedates Eucleidae,
which was used by Comstock, Neumoegen and Dyar on the basis of the old names
being invalid.